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  THE COMPLETE SET 
FPS[FPS] A rare chance to purchase the complete 'double set' of all the penny black plates from 1a through to 10, with both red and black Maltese Crosses (you can of course add a plate 11 with a black Maltese Cross from the selection below, but with its catalogue value of £30,000.00, it may be a little while before a plate 11 with a red Maltese Cross comes along!). These are all carefully selected and faultless 4-margin stamps with clear Maltese Crosses. Some of them, such as the plate 1a with a black MX (Cat £850.00), and the plate 10 with red MX (and long-tailed 'R') (Cat £1,200.00) are very scarce stamps. The full 'set' of 22 stamps has a catalogue value of some £ 9,200.00. Offered at the very special price of:..... (image will take a bit longer to load than the single stamp images!)2,999.00
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  PLATE 1 
    

PLATE 1a

B1(a)ak
Plate 1a [AK] .  Close to large margins, with crisply struck light red MX115.00
B1(a)biPlate 1a [BI] . Slightly worn plate, very light MX cancellation.155.00
B1(a)dd1Plate 1a [DD] Worn plate - very fine stamp160.00
B1(a)ebPlate 1a [EB] Clear profile160.00
B1(a)fbPlate 1a [FB] Very worn plate, large stamp182.00
B1(a)iaPlate 1a [IA] .  Very worn impression (AS3) - Red MX (Cat £400). 4 clear to good margins.125.00

B1(a)jh

Plate 1a JH - 4 clear to massive margins (showing part of JI). Marked plate wear.

95.00

B1(a)kf
Plate 1a [KF] .  Good to large margins, with black MX - very scarce on plate 1a (AS2f) - (Cat £850). 345.00

B1(a)ll

Plate 1a LL 4 margins, red MX, very fine 

185.00

B1(a)ofPlate 1a [OF] .  Early impession (AS1) - Red MX (Cat £400. 4 good to large margins. Very fine red MX.175.00
B1(a)td
Plate 1a[TD]. Good to large margins - very worn impression cancelled by bright red diffuse MX165.00
B1(a)tfPlate 1a [TF] .  Worn impression (AS2) - red MX .  4 good to large margins. Particularly beautiful plate 1a.195.00
B1(a)tkPlate 1a [TK] .  Early impression (AS1) and double T (AS1d) Cat £400. Red MX. 4 good to very large margins. 185.00

PLATE 1b

B1(b)aePlate 1b [AE] Good to large margins with chalky-pink MX125.00
B1(b)dfPlate 1b [DF] .  4 close to large margins - scarcer black MX115.00
B1(b)fgPlate 1b [FG] .  4 margins . INVERTED WATERMARK (Spec AS 5l  ) Cat £1750. Attractive, scarce, and undercatalogued. Scarcer black MX575.00
B1(b)gcPlate 1b [GC] .  4 good to large margins -Two red MXs145.00

B1(b)gc
(mp)

Plate 1b GC in black and red -Spec AS5b (non-coincident re-entries), close margins - but budget pair with a cat of £600.00+

125.00

B1(b)gk

Plate 1b GK, 4 margins, Spec AS5b (non-coincident re-entry), red MX, very fine.

165.00

B1(b)hjPlate 1b [HJ] .  4 good to masssive margins -Two red MXs175.00
B1(b)hk(mp)
Plate 1b [HK] - Brilliant matched pair both clearly showing the re-entry  -(Spec AS5b and AS6b) Both with good to large margins, black with clear profile. (Total cat £700). 315.00
B1(b)iaPlate 1b [IA] Large margins165.00
B1(b)ibPlate 1b [IB] .  4 close to good margins, upright scarcer black MX125.00
B1(b)kbPlate 1b [KB] .  4 good to very large margins -red MX155.00
B1(b)mkPlate 1b [MK] .  4 good to very large margins -clear profile, red MX175.00
B1(b)mk2Plate 1b [MK]2 . Very fine lightly cancelled copy of the re-entry (Spec AS5b)140.00
B1(b)naPlate 1b [NA] Part marginal 185.00
B1(b)na(mp)Plate 1b [NA] Matched pair.4 good to large margins on both stamps270.00
B1(b)ncPlate 1b [NC] .  4 good to very large margins - Very lightly struck pinkish-red MX145.00
B1(b)oaobPlate 1b [OA-OB] Pair, OA is re-entry , OB burr rub, showing part of OC415.00
B1(b)odPlate 1b [OD] bid stamp with 4 massive margins, cancelled by a diffuse red MX125.00

B1(b)pi

Pl 1b [PI] 4  margins, Black MX. Large stamp. Small scuff above ‘P’ square.

55.00

B1(b)sb
Plate 1b [SB] - Very fine large stamp with a complete red MX - extremely attractive195.00

PLATE 2

B2aa

Plate 2 [AA] 4 margins. Clean and attractive 'first on the sheet' with a light but crisp red MX

165.00

B2adPlate 2 [AD]. Very fine example of one of only 3 re-entries which exist on plate 2. Four good to large margins  with a crisp upright red MX.165.00

B2bd

Pl 2 BD fine 4m, showing well the defective 'D' listed by Litchfield

100.00

B2dcPlate 2 [DC] Orange MX, showing clear HGL lower margin175.00
B2dkPlate 2 [DK] Good looking  4 - margined stamp, clearly cancelled with the (1844) 139 of Falkirk.Spec A1za cat £ 1500.00. Partial thinning of reverse, but very good example of a very scarce stamp.285.00
B2fc
Plate 2 [FC] super stamp with 4 close to huge margins, and an extremely fine almost complete red MX175.00
B2fdPlate 2 [FD] Very fine MX175.00
B2fgPlate 2 [FG] double 'G' (Spec AS 15c), 4 good to large margins155.00
B2ge(mp)
Plate 2 [GE] - very fine matched pair with good margins  (Total cat £550). 235.00
B2hc(mp)Plate 2 [HC] matched pair. Fair to large margins220.00
B2hlPlate 2 [HL] A very large-margined and attractive copy of the HL re-entry (Spec AS 15a), lightly cancelled and showing all the re-entry marks clearly.175.00

B2jj

Plate 2 JJ , 4 margins, brilliant and vivid red MX 

175.00

B2kd(mp)

Plate 2 KD in black and red, 4 margins on both. The red shows an very unusually high level of blueing

235.00

B2lg
Plate 2 [LG] Crisp and attractive stamp, with very light MX cancellation.120.00
B2mfPlate 2 [MF]Clear profile 165.00

B2nc(mp)

Plate 2 NC in black and red, 4 margins on both. Clear profile on the red

255.00

B2nk

Plate 2 NK, 4 margins, showing part of NJ. Superbly and crisply struck deep red MX. Close but clear at NE

125.00

B2oh
Plate 2 [OH] Massive stamp showing part og OG (and burr rub?) in the margin. Good red MX.185.00
B2pk
Plate 2 [PK] Very large stamp with lightly-struck red MX155.00

B2qc

Plate 2 [QC]  4  margins and a very fine crisp MX - pretty stamp.

145.00

B2qg
Plate 2 [QG] with large to huge margins and scarce black MX (Spec AS15m) (Cat £550)215.00
B2rc(mp)Plate 2 [RC]matched pair. Fair to large margins220.00
B2rl(mp)Plate 2 [RL]matched pair. Fair to good margins, faint 'R' - lightly struck MXs230.00
B2saPlate 2 [SA]. Spec AS15a re-entry, slightly worn plate. Good to large margins, very fine red MX.175.00
B2sc
Plate 2 [SC] with large to massive and scarce black MX (Spec AS15m) (Cat £550)235.00

B2tc

Plate 2 TC State 1 , 4 large even margins, fine red MX 

145.00

PLATE 3

B3abPlate 3[AB] Red MX and good to large margins145.00
B3agPlate 3 [AG] 4 Good to large margins, red MX135.00
B3ahPlate 3 [AH] Brilliant and huge stamp, showing part of AI175.00
B3el
Plate 3 [EL] - Good even margins , red MX165.00
B3fhPlate 3 [FH] - 4 good even margins with a particularly fine upright black MX120.00
B3gdPlate 3 [GD]. Very fine 4-margined stamp, with a distinctly orange-brown MX120.00
B3ijPlate 3 [IJ] 4 Good to large margins, black MX135.00
B3jaPlate 3 [JA] 4 Good to very large margins, red MX155.00
B3mkPlate 3 [MK] 4 Fair to large margins, fine red MX140.00

B3ni

Plate 3NI - 4 good even margins, red MX, lovely stamp

145.00

B3qdPlate 3 [QD] Clear profile, lovely stamp145.00
B3qlPlate 3 [QL] 4 Good to very large margins, red MX155.00
B3rbPlate 3 [RB] 4 Good to large margins, red MX145.00

B3tk

 

Plate 3 TK - 4 margins, light red MX, slightly worn plate

125.00

PLATE 4

B4al
Plate 4 [AL] - 4 margins, light red MX125.00

B4bd

Pl 4 BD  4 mgn crisp stamp with clearly-defined lightly struck  red MX

105.00

B4bcPlate 4 [BC] 4 good to very large margins, and showing some plate wear, cancelled by lightly-stuck black MX.160.00
B4dl
Plate 4 [DL] - good to huge margins (part marginal), and showing part EL. light orange-red MX215.00
B4eePlate 4 [EE] Large and attractive part of EF to the right.125.00
B4ejPlate 4[EJ] 4 Good even margins, red MX135.00

B4ek

Pl 4 EK. Slight vertical bend, diffuse red MX

68.00

B4fb

Plate 4 FB - 4margins, attractive stamp  

120.00

B4hbPlate 4 [HB]Very fine large stamp cancelled by a red MX to leave a clear profile.145.00
B4jd
Plate 4 [JD] -4 even margins , black MX135.00
B4kkPlate 4[KK] 4 Good even margins, crisp black MX135.00
B4kkklPlate 4 [KK-Kl pair], with large even margins all round, cancelled by upright black MXs - attractive pair.425.00
B4lfPlate 4 [LF]Clear profile, most attractive132.00

B4nd

Plate 4 ND - 4 margin - dark red MX - very fine - slight plate wear -  most attractive stamp

145.00

B4niPlate 4 [NI]Stunning complete brick-red MX188.00
B4plPlate 4 [PL] Crisp red MX, fine stamp132.00
B4qePlate 4[QE] 4 Fair to large margins, red MX, slight plate wear130.00

B4re

Plate 4 RE - very fine 4 margin - well-defined red MX - most attractive stamp

145.00

B4sdPlate 4[SD] re-entry, Spec AS 23 ,4 Good to large margins, red MX, slight plate wear165.00
B4shPlate 4 [NI] Very clean and crisp stamp, cnacelled by a virtually complete red MX168.00

B4tk

Plate 4 TK in the intense black shade with a very fine red MX - 4 good margins

135.00

 PLATE 5

B5baPlate 5[BA],faint 'B' Good to large margins, black MX 155.00
B5ce
Plate 5 [CE] State 1.  4 close to huge margins, showing part of BE. Pinkish-red MX125.00
B5ekPlate 5[EK] 4 large even margins, red MX, lovely stamp.155.00

B5fd

Pl 5 [FD] State 1 ,Intense Black, (Spec AS24) 4 margins, Black MX .

85.00

B5ff

Plate 5 FF, 4 margins, upright black MX - attractive

125.00

B5flPlate 5 [FL] Beautiful stamp with good to huge margins, cancelled with crisp black MX so as to leavea clear and distinct profile. Outstanding.185.00

B5gc

Plate 5GC - 4 margins, red MX

105.00

B5haPlate 5 [HA] Large 4-margin stamp with part sheet-margin at left. Black MX125.00

B5hb

 

Plate 5 HB. 4 magins, black MX - super example of the double 'H' (Spec AS 25b) - also showing a slightly worn plate - not often seen on plate 5.

125.00

B5hi
Plate 5 [HI]  State 1.  4 close to huge margins, showing part of GI. Orange-red MX155.00

B5hl

Plate 5 HL, 4 good even margins and a lightly struck red MX

135.00

B5il

Plate 5IL - 4 good to large margins, black MX

105.00

B5kg

Plate 5 [KG] - Although cut into at the base, this stamp is cancelled only (and totally contrary to regulations) by a red London double-lined tombstone cancellation (21 August 1840 - 'E' evening duty). Clear 2008 Brandon certificate. Not listed by SG - rare in the extreme.

POA 

B5liljPlate 5 [LI-LJ] very attractive 4-margin pair - good even margins and 2 clear upright MXs. Scarce thus495.00
B5ij(mp)Plate 5[LJ] matched pair - 4 good margins on each stamp, and fine MX cancellations.245.00

B5oa

Plate 5 OA.  4 margins  - bright red MX - visually very attractive.

135.00

B5oePlate 5 [OE]. 4 good to large margins, cancelled by the (1844) 447 of Leeds. Spec A1za cat £ 1500.00. A very fine and attractive example of a very scarce stamp.495.00
B5qk(mp)Plate 5[QK] matched pair - 4 good margins on each stamp, and fine MX cancellations.245.00

B5sd

Plate 5 SD State 1.  4 margins  - fine red MX attractive.

115.00

PLATE 6

B6ac
Plate 6 [AC] 4 good to large margins - Brilliant bright red MX.175.00
B6ae
Plate 6 [AE] 4 good to very large margins, showing part of AD  - Black MX.155.00
B6ajPlate 6[AJ] 4 fair to large margins, lightly struck  black MX125.00
B6bh Plate 6 [BH]. Attractive stamp with 4 good margins - black MX105.00
B6cgPlate 6[CG] 4 good margins, lightly struck  red MX175.00
B6dedfPlate 6 [DE-DF] 4-margined pair. Cat £ 1000.00.  2 fine red MXs.  (Tiny scissor cut between the stamps not touching either) .Very fine and attractive pair. 395.00
B6dePlate 6[DE] 4 fair to good margins, fine  red MX125.00

B6dk

Pl 6 DK -Very fine good to large -margined copy with red mx

95.00

B6dk2 Plate 6 [DK2]  Good to massive margins, showing tiny part of DJ. Red MX.145.00
B6dj Plate 6 [DJ]. Fine stamp with good to large margins and a light red MX.135.00

B6dl

 

Plate 6 DL. Fresh 4-margined stamp, close but well clear at the top. Black MX

90.00

B6ec Plate 6 [EC] Large stamp, fine red MX138.00

B6gh

Plate 6 [GH] superb used

105.00

B6hi
Plate 6 [HI] Attractive stamp with good to lartge margins and an upright black MX135.00

B6kdld

Plate 6 KD.  4-margin rejoined vertical pair (originally sitting side by side on a very tatty piece, hence the mismatch of the cancellationsm, but attractive and unusual nonetheless)

325.00

B6la

Plate 6 LA.  4-margin, clearly but lightly struck black MX. .

95.00

B6lcPlate 6 [LC]. Good to very large margins - red MX125.00
B6mdme
Plate 6 [MD-ME] very fine 4-margined pair with red MXs, both stamps having a virtually clear profile.445.00
B6nb
Plate 6 [NB] in state 1 - most attractive large-margined stamp with a fine red MX.175.00
B6oc2a Plate 6 [OC2a] State 1. Chalky pink MX 155.00
B6od
Plate 6 [OD] in state 1 - 4 large margins - slightly smudged salmon-red MX138.00

B6oi

 

Plate  6 OI- 4 good to massive margins, and brilliantly -coloured orange MX. Very attractive stamp.

115.00

B6oi2Plate 6[OI] 4 large to very large margins, black MX115.00
B6phPlate 6 [PH] very fine 4 margin with, unusually, a fine 'tandem' MX strike.115.00
B6qa Plate 6 [QA] London broken points MX , part sheet marginal168.00

B6qk

Plate 6 [QK] Very fine  4-margin copy of the re-entry (Spec AS 41a), also showing considerable signs of plate wear.

150.00

B6sa
Plate 6 [SA] - very fine copy of the re-entry (Spec AS41b), also showing a degree of plate wear.185.00

B6te(mp)

Pl 6 [TE(mp)], matched pair – State 1 and State 2 – each with 4 margins, St 1 with red MX, St 2 with black. Minor faults on the St 2, but a very scarce and attractive pair – cat £625.00

185.00

B6ti

Plate 6 TI.  4-margin,  most unusual chocolate -coloured MX (I believe this to be an original colour and not an oxidised red)

145.00

B6tl
Plate 6 [TL] - extremely large stamp, showing part of SL above, with firm red MX. Some contemporary ink lines.160.00

PLATE 7

B7hbPlate 7[HB] 4 even margins, red MX, fine stamp125.00
B7hf Plate 7 [HF] Crisp blood-red MX - very attracive stamp.145.00

B7kl

 

Plate 7 KL - 4 margins, part marginal - red MX. Very attractive stamp.

185.00

B7jhPlate 7[JH] 4 good even margins, red MX, slight plate wear, fine stamp135.00
B7nkPlate 7 [NK] in the scarce greyish-black shade (Spec AS 45). 4 even margins, very lightly struck black MX. (The £ 75.00 premium in SG over the standard black stamp is quite inadequate - this colour is very scarce on plate 7. The stamp is more akin to the grey stamps of plate 1a)135.00
B7pcPlate 7 [PC] - very fine 4 margin with lightly-struck red MX115.00
B7qgPlate 7[QG] 4 even margins, crisp black MX "Experimental Thin Paper (Spec AS 44c)"145.00

PLATE 8

B8ah
Plate 8 [AH] - Good to large margins with black MX - clear profile125.00
B8aj
Plate 8 [AJ] - good to large margins, diffuse red MX115.00
B8ak
Plate 8 [AK] part top marginal - an astonishing 'dry print' - the dryness of the ink virtually obliterating the engine-turned detail of the background, and leaving large unprinted areas in the value tablet145.00
B8al
Plate 8 [AL] - Massive corner copy, with hand-separated edges leaving just clear margins to the left and below.195.00
B8bd(mp)Plate 8[BD] matched pair - fine even margins on each stamp235.00

B8bf

Plate 8 BF - 4 good to  large margins, bright red MX

125.00

B8el

 

Plate 8 EL - Interesting stamp, showing considerable plate wear, which is not listed for tis plate in SG. 4 good margins, black MX. Very scarce and attractive.

145.00

B8haPlate 8 [HA] - Spec AS 47b - double 'H'. Very fine 4-margin copy, showing part of GA above. Black MX. German 'Richter' certificate.100.00
B8ha1 Plate 8 [HA1] Part sheet marginal148.00

B8kb 

Plate 8KB - 4 close to good margins, red MX

88.00

B8shPlate 8 [SH]. Worn plate/lightly inked leaving a grey-black impression akin to a worn  plate 1a. Lightly cancelled by a black 'open centre' MX  to leave a virtually clear profile.175.00
B8ta
Plate 8 [TA] Extremely good copy of the re-entry (Spec AS46a) with a virtually clear profile.178.00

PLATE 9

B9ch
(mp)

 

Plate 9 CH - Fine 4-margined matched pair

145.00

B9di

Pl 9 [DI] , 4 margins, Black MX

95.00

B9ejPlate 9[EJ] 4 good to large margins, black MX125.00
B9gcPlate 9[GC] 4 good to very large margins, black MX, worn plate140.00
B9gjPlate 9[GJ] 4 good to very large margins, red MX135.00

B9ml

 

Plate 9 ML - 4 good to massive margins - black MX

115.00

B9oa

 

Plate 9 OA - 4 margin, part marginal - red mX

105.00

B9rd(mp)Plate 9[RD] matched pair, very fine.195.00

PLATE 10

B10bg

Plate 10 BG - in grey-black (Spec AS 67) showing considerable plate wear. 4 margins

225.00

B10eiPlate 10 [EI] 4 margin, showing tall 'I', possible slight repair at left, but a fair example of this scarcer plate.85.00
B10jaPlate 10 [JA] very fine 4-margin stamp on small piece, cancelled by superb upright black MX195.00

B10hl

Plate 10 HL - Very attractive plate 10 -  clear/good to large margins.

185.00

B10kh
Plate 10 [KH] Massive copy showing a large part of KH. Clear profile. An exceptional plate 10.  425.00
B10maPlate 10[MA]Spec AS 69g, constant variety. 4 good to  large margins, very fine lightly-struck black MX215.00

B10qk(mp)

Plate 10 QK - >black and red - smart matched pair. The black has an unusually  crisp MX for a plate 10.

225.00

B10rbPlate 10[RB] 4 good margins,hand-cut 'R',  lightly-struck Manchester Fish-tail MX 315.00
B10rhPlate 10[RH], Hand-cut - 'R' ,4 fair to huge margins, black MX245.00
B10rkPlate 10, [RK], 4 good margins, Hand-cut 'R', heavy basal shift (seen as a re-entry by Litchfield]255.00
B10scPlate 10 [SC] - Very fine 4-margined stamp on piece, cancelled by RED MX  (Spec AS 66h, cat £ 1200.00), with the piece also bearing a Limerick cds for 21 Feb 1841 - some 7 days after the official transition to the black MX. (The transition dragged on for a little while in some places in Ireland and Scotland - this being an excellent example). A most attrtactive and interesting item of exhibition status.475.00

PLATE 11

B11hdPlate 11 [HD]. A superb and crisp copy of the scarcest plate - good to huge margins, showing a part of the stamp below. Lightly cancelled by a black MX, leaving a clear profile - one of the very best plate 11s I have seen.2,650.00
B11jdPlate 11[JD]. 4 good even margins, a very fine and faultless copy of the scarcest plate1,950.00
B11plPlate 11[PL],Just cut into at NE, but otherwise a most attractive copy.495.00
B11qiPlate 11[QI] ,Very nearly a 4-margined copy.Fine upright MX - a worthy and attractive  specimen to complete a collection of the black plates595.00
B11ti(mp)Plate 11 [TI]. A fine to very fine copy of the the black stamp, matched with a copy of it in red, the latter showing considerable plate wear. 1650.00

 

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